Stockholm Kungliga biblioteket HS A 49: Difference between revisions

the major (older) part was written in Vadstena Abbey, Sweden; the part written in Finland, where the Sju vise mästare belongs to, is younger (see Bampi 2007, p. 29-30 and Bampi 2014, p. 248)

Authorship & Production

Place of Production

Birgittine nunnery of Nådendal, Finland

Date of Production

1400 - 1450

Source of Date of Production

Bampi (2014)

Physical Description

Material

Paper

Prose or verse

Prose

Illustrations

No

Contents & Additional Texts

Other texts in the Manuscript

Part I:

Vita S. Ansgarii (Snacti ansgarii hälgha lifwerne)
a story about the life of S. George from Armenia
a report in letter form about the life of S. Bernard (Formula honeste vite sancti bernardi)
Barlaam and Josaphat

Part II:

excerpt from a "book of herbs"
text on the joys of the Virgin Mary
short quotation from the revelations of Mechthild
Sju vise mästare
... followed by prayers and a formula of protection given by Pope Clemens
(incomplete) short legend about a virgin named Maria
(incomplete) devotional text based on Meditationes vite Christi

Part III:

devotional texts for meditations
prayers
a legend about Saint Germanus
some spiritual meditations
two legends

(see Bampi 2007, p. 30)

Catalogues & Research Literature

Catalogue

Modern Research Literature

Klemming (1887-1889), Bampi (2007), Bampi (2014), Klemming (1860), Carlquist (2002), Klockars (1979), Henning (1960), Carlquist (2007)

Research Material

Has Research Material Title	Has Research Material Link	Has Research Material Description

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 |Has Siglum Of The Version Of The Seven Sages=A (Seven Sages)
 |Has Language Group Within Version=Old Swedish Version A
-|Has Further Secondary Scholarly Subgroup=Old Swedish Redaction B
+|Has Narrative Or Scholarly Group Within Version=Old Swedish Redaction B
 |Was Translated Or Adapted From=Latin Version A
 |Has Source For Information On Textual Relationship to Broader Tradition=Klemming (1887-1889); Bampi (2007); Bampi (2014)
@@ Line 18: / Line 18: @@
 |Has Language=Old Swedish
 |Has Literary Form=Prose
-|Has Collation=Part I:
+|Has Collation='''Part I:'''
-- ''Vita S. Ansgarii (Snacti ansgarii hälgha lifwerne)''
+* ''Vita S. Ansgarii (Snacti ansgarii hälgha lifwerne)''
+* a story about the life of S. George from Armenia
+* a report in letter form about the life of S. Bernard (''Formula honeste vite sancti bernardi'')
+* Barlaam and Josaphat
-- a story about the life of S. George from Armenia
-- a report in letter form about the life of S. Bernard (''Formula honeste vite sancti bernardi'')
+'''Part II:'''
-- Barlaam and Josaphat
+* excerpt from a "book of herbs"
+* text on the joys of the Virgin Mary
+* short quotation from the revelations of Mechthild
+* ''Sju vise mästare''
+* ... followed by prayers and a formula of protection given by Pope Clemens
+* (incomplete) short legend about a virgin named Maria
+* (incomplete) devotional text based on ''Meditationes vite Christi''
-Part II:
+'''Part III:'''
-- excerpt from a "book of herbs"
+* devotional texts for meditations
+* prayers
-- text on the joys of the Virgin Mary
+* a legend about Saint Germanus
+* some spiritual meditations
-- short quotation from the revelations of Mechthild
+* two legends
-- ''Sju vise mästare''
-- ... followed by prayers and a formula of protection given by Pope Clemens
-- (incomplete) short legend about a virgin named Maria
-- (incomplete) devotional text based on ''Meditationes vite Christi''
-Part III:
-- devotional texts for meditations
-- prayers
-- a legend about Saint Germanus
-- some spiritual meditations
-- two legends